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Mentor City Council awards contract for Garfield Park splash‑park foundation to Zerby Construction
Summary
Council approved ordinance 25-0-094 to authorize a contract with Zerby Construction LLC for the Garfield Park splash‑park foundation after staff said an addendum increasing the cost reflected geotechnical findings and did not require readvertising under Ohio law.
Mentor — The Mentor City Council on Nov. 18 approved ordinance 25-0-094, awarding a contract to Zerby Construction LLC for the Garfield Park Splash Park and bath-house foundation project and declaring an emergency to authorize immediate award.
City staff and legal counsel discussed an addendum that effectively doubled the construction cost estimate. A city legal reviewer said the addendum was driven largely by geotechnical findings (unexpected muck requiring deeper excavation and additional concrete in the foundation) and concluded the addendum was not a material change necessitating readvertisement under Ohio law. He recommended the council place the matter on second reading and allow the contract award to proceed.
The council suspended rules and approved the contract award by roll‑call vote. The clerk announced ordinance 25-0-094 has been approved.
The presenter noted the addendum raised the construction estimate primarily due to additional excavation discovered in a geotechnical report; no specific final contract price was read into the public record at the council meeting.
